§ 3 — Meaning of “betting” and associated expressions

3.—(1) In this Act, “betting” means making or accepting a bet on —(a)

the outcome of a race, competition, sporting event or other event or process;

(b)

the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring; or

(c)

whether anything is or is not true.

(2) A transaction that relates to the outcome of a race, competition, sporting event or other event or process may be a bet within the meaning of subsection (1) despite the facts that —(a)

the race, competition, event or process has already occurred or been completed; and

(b)

one party to the transaction knows the outcome.

(3) A transaction that relates to the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring may be a bet within the meaning of subsection (1) despite the facts that —(a)

the thing has already occurred or failed to occur; and

(b)

one party to the transaction knows that the thing has already occurred or failed to occur.

(4) Without limiting subsections (1), (2) and (3), a bet includes —(a)

a free bet, which is a bet made wholly or partly using an amount that is provided to the person making the bet by the authorised betting operator with whom the bet is made and is not immediately redeemable by the person for cash; and

(b)

a bet made using a totalisator.

(5) An authorised betting operator is a person who —(a)

is authorised, under a licence, permit or other authority granted under any written law, to conduct betting operations in or from a place in Singapore; or

(b)

is, under any written law, exempt from the licence, permit or authorisation requirements that would otherwise apply for conducting betting operations in or from a place in Singapore,

but excludes a holder of a casino licence granted under section 49 of the Casino Control Act 2006 with regard to any betting operations covered by the casino licence.

(6) Subject to subsection (9), a person conducts betting operations if the person, whether in person or through an agent, by remote communication or otherwise —(a)

receives bets;

(b)

pays, negotiates or settles bets; or

(c)

operates a betting exchange.

(7) A reference in this Act to a bet made with, or received by, a betting operator includes a reference to a bet made with the betting operator —(a)

through an agent;

(b)

wholly or partly by means of remote communication; or

(c)

partly inside and partly outside Singapore.

(8) Also, a reference in this Act to a bet made with, or received by, a betting operator includes, for a betting operator who operates a betting exchange, a reference to a bet made through the betting operator using the betting exchange.

(9) However, a person does not conduct betting operations, and is not an agent of another person who conducts betting operations, merely because the person —(a)

provides, or operates facilities for network access; or

(b)

provides services relating to, or provides connections for, the transmission or routing of data by remote communication.

—(1) In this Act, “betting” means making or accepting a bet on —(a)

the outcome of a race, competition, sporting event or other event or process;

(b)

the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring; or

(c)

whether anything is or is not true.

(2) A transaction that relates to the outcome of a race, competition, sporting event or other event or process may be a bet within the meaning of subsection (1) despite the facts that —(a)

the race, competition, event or process has already occurred or been completed; and

(b)

one party to the transaction knows the outcome.

(3) A transaction that relates to the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring may be a bet within the meaning of subsection (1) despite the facts that —(a)

the thing has already occurred or failed to occur; and

(b)

one party to the transaction knows that the thing has already occurred or failed to occur.

(4) Without limiting subsections (1), (2) and (3), a bet includes —(a)

a free bet, which is a bet made wholly or partly using an amount that is provided to the person making the bet by the authorised betting operator with whom the bet is made and is not immediately redeemable by the person for cash; and

(b)

a bet made using a totalisator.

(5) An authorised betting operator is a person who —(a)

is authorised, under a licence, permit or other authority granted under any written law, to conduct betting operations in or from a place in Singapore; or

(b)

is, under any written law, exempt from the licence, permit or authorisation requirements that would otherwise apply for conducting betting operations in or from a place in Singapore,

but excludes a holder of a casino licence granted under section 49 of the Casino Control Act 2006 with regard to any betting operations covered by the casino licence.

(6) Subject to subsection (9), a person conducts betting operations if the person, whether in person or through an agent, by remote communication or otherwise —(a)

receives bets;

(b)

pays, negotiates or settles bets; or

(c)

operates a betting exchange.

(7) A reference in this Act to a bet made with, or received by, a betting operator includes a reference to a bet made with the betting operator —(a)

through an agent;

(b)

wholly or partly by means of remote communication; or

(c)

partly inside and partly outside Singapore.

(8) Also, a reference in this Act to a bet made with, or received by, a betting operator includes, for a betting operator who operates a betting exchange, a reference to a bet made through the betting operator using the betting exchange.

(9) However, a person does not conduct betting operations, and is not an agent of another person who conducts betting operations, merely because the person —(a)

provides, or operates facilities for network access; or

(b)

provides services relating to, or provides connections for, the transmission or routing of data by remote communication.